Tuesday, 20 December 2011

Jesus at the centre at H2O Christmas Praise

How do you tell the Christmas story? As many ways as possible!At the recent Christmas Praise, through song, the Word, using video ..... through any and every which way. The evening of carols and cake celebrated the fast-approaching birthday of Jesus with folks from Oban and the surrounding area.A Gospel-based message of hope was shared by Major John Swan of the local Salvation Army chore.As ever, a big thank you to all who took part, on and off stage, and to the support H2O has locally for this event.Hope 2 Oban wishes all a peaceful and Christ-filled Christmas and New Year.

Wednesday, 7 December 2011

Club H2O - A busy term - Update 4 - What advice would you give to a teenager like me?

Above are pictures from a recent visit by some of the current Oban High School S3 Modern Studies class, who developed a questionnaire to help them learn more about what growing old in the community really means in practical terms. It wasn’t all about walking sticks and hearing aids though; the questionnaire also asked “What advice would you give to a teenager like me ? There was lot of lively discussion about that, which everyone enjoyed. On the feedback form for that day one of our members summed up the experience, “Well done OHS, hope we both have benefited from this”.

Club H2O is a Christian initiative which brings together active senior citizens and pupils from Oban High School. We meet at The Well every Thursday from 2 to 3.30pm with a varied programme of speakers and activities throughout the year. Volunteer drivers provide a lift for anyone who doesn’t have access to transport, and our team of willing helpers provide tea and home baking as well as a friendly face and a warm welcome.

Club H2O is always happy to welcome new members. We are also looking for volunteer helpers and drivers, so that we can expand the Club.Helpers come from 1.30 – 3.30pm )Drivers 1.45 – 2pm and 3.30 – 3.45pm ) Every ThursdayContact Fiona Campbell at The Well on fiona@hope2oban.org.uk or Tel 01631 564239 for further information.

Club H2O - A busy term - Update 3 - St.Andrew's Day Celebrated

Any excuse for a party is our motto, so we welcome the talented performers of Oban High School for celebrations like St Andrew’s Day and Burn’s Night.Preparing and performing these programmes helps the pupils develop new skills, and our Club is a discerning audience who are always ready to give encouragement.

Club H2O is a Christian initiative which brings together active senior citizens and pupils from Oban High School. We meet at The Well every Thursday from 2 to 3.30pm with a varied programme of speakers and activities throughout the year. Volunteer drivers provide a lift for anyone who doesn’t have access to transport, and our team of willing helpers provide tea and home baking as well as a friendly face and a warm welcome.

Club H2O is always happy to welcome new members. We are also looking for volunteer helpers and drivers, so that we can expand the Club.Helpers come from 1.30 – 3.30pm )Drivers 1.45 – 2pm and 3.30 – 3.45pm ) Every ThursdayContact Fiona Campbell at The Well on fiona@hope2oban.org.uk or Tel 01631 564239 for further information

Club H2O - A busy term - Update 2 - Remembrance

Sometimes the mood is a bit more serious at Club H2O, when we meet to share the deeply felt things of life.Remembrance Day is now an important time for Oban High School pupils to learn as well as for older folk to remember.This year, pupils brought a moving programme of their research into the origins and purpose of Remembrance, together with their own experiences of a WW1 Battlefields Tour in Belguim and France.In response ‘an old soldier’ wrote “Very interesting and well presented” while several ladies commented “Good to know they are interested, and the young still remember”.

Club H2O - A busy term - Update 1

Pictured above, the group are hanging on every word from Bill Leech of Oban’s War & Peace Museum. Bill is reminding members what a typical war-time ration was. In response, 100 year-old Annie recalled how awful the powdered egg was !Speakers are very popular at the Club, and regular visits from local organizations mean our housebound members can keep in touch with what’s happening in the town.

Club H2O is a Christian initiative which brings together active senior citizens and pupils from Oban High School. We meet at The Well every Thursday from 2 to 3.30pm with a varied programme of speakers and activities throughout the year. Volunteer drivers provide a lift for anyone who doesn’t have access to transport, and our team of willing helpers provide tea and home baking as well as a friendly face and a warm welcome.Club H2O is always happy to welcome new members. We are also looking for volunteer helpers and drivers, so that we can expand the Club.Helpers come from 1.30 – 3.30pm )Drivers 1.45 – 2pm and 3.30 – 3.45pm ) Every ThursdayContact Fiona Campbell at The Well on fiona@hope2oban.org.uk or Tel 01631 564239 for further information.

Sunday, 4 December 2011

First Xplore Xtra! What's that all about?

Xplore Xtra?....A place and a space to get together with others who want to discover more about what it means to know Jesus. Young folk recently gathered from Oban and Luing to spend time together with their youth leaders and our youth worker friends Justin from Kinlochleven and Paul from Dunoon.The evening included time together being crafty, enjoying pizza, smoothies and cake and each considering where they might be in their relationship with God. The gathering were also crucially asked what they thought about Xplore Xtra happening again in the future, what that should look like and where it should happen. Folks were not slow to share thier views and our hope is to meet around the county, perhaps 4 times a year, possibly monthly in the future, and to dig deeper into some of the questions and issues raised in our feedback session.Watch out for Xplore Xtra, version 2.0!